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'Great American Beer Bars': Dumont's Grant Street Proudly Represents NJ
A beloved Dumont bar and restaurant is representing New Jersey on a website's rundown of best beer bars in the U.S. Each year, CraftBeer.com asks readers to nominate their favorite local beer bars. The website's editors tally the nominations on a state-by-state basis and consider the atmosphere, servers and -- of course -- the beer menu. It should come as no surprise to locals that Grant Street Cafe made the cut. The family-run Grant Avenue locale managed by Chris DeLaura opened in 1989 and is "considered the hidden gem of Bergen County," CraftBeer.com says. Grant's made headlines last…
Jersey City, NJ
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Authorities ID Jersey City Mom Who Died Hours After Infant
Both a newborn baby girl and her mom died after a home delivery in Jersey City over the weekend, authorities said. Sandra Provost, 41, gave birth to a baby girl who was pronounced dead at 33 Suburbia Ct. at 6:05 Saturday morning, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Provost was transported to Jersey City Medical Center, where she died that afternoon, Suarez said. Authorities did not say whether or not Provost's condition was related to the birth of her new daughter. The baby's age was unknown, Suarez's office said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regi…
Jersey City, NJ
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Federal Judge Orders Pawn Shop Owner Tied To Jersey City Shooters Held 'Till Bail Hearing
UPDATE: A pawn shop owner arrested in connection with last week's shootout in Jersey City remained in federal custody following a brief appearance Monday in Newark. A U.S. District Court judge scheduled a bail hearing at 11 a.m. Wednesday for Ahmed A-Hady, 35, of Keyport, who's charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The judge also ordered that A-Hady remain held until then. A handwritten note found in the pocket of one of the two dead Jersey City shooters led investigators to A-Hady and what the government says were three AR-15-style assault rifles, among 13 weapon…
Jersey City, NJ
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Feds: Investigation Of JC Shooting Leads To Weapons Trove, Ex-Con Pawn Shop Owner
A note found in the pocket of one of the two dead Jersey City shooters following last week’s gun battle led the FBI to a collection of weapons similar to those used in the attack, authorities said. A search of the shop owned and operated by ex-con Ahmed A-Hady, 35, of Keyport, turned up three AR-15-style assault rifles, among 13 weapons in all, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. A-Hady (also known as Ed Him) also had a .45 caliber handgun that he wasn’t legally permitted to have, leading to a federal charge of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, Carpenito sai…
Jersey City, NJ
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FBI Finds Van With Possible Connection To Jersey City Shootings
The FBI recovered the white van that the two shooters in Tuesday’s gun battle with police in Jersey City had lived in after they were evicted from their Elizabeth home. The white 2001 Ford van, recovered in Orange, has a "possible connection to the Jersey City shootings," FBI spokesperson Patty Hartman said Saturday morning. The FBI "will examine [it] for any evidence," Hartman said. The bureau had issued an all-points bulletin Friday seeking the public's help finding the van, which David Anderson, 47, who owned it, and 50-year-old Francine Graham lived in after they were evicted from…
Jersey City, NJ
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Police Arrest Suspect In $10K Secaucus Burglary
A Jersey City man has been charged in connection with a burglary at a Secaucus business earlier this month, Capt. Dennis Miller of the Secaucus Police Department said. About $10,000 and a loaded .380 caliber handgun were taken in the burglary at Goodfellas deli on County Avenue Sept. 16, police said. Detectives canvassing the neighborhood and examining evidence at the scene identified a suspect, George Waddleton, 49. Waddleton was arrested Wednesday at home in Jersey City with assistance from Jersey City police, Miller said. Miller also said a search of Waddleton’s vehicl…
Fort Lee, NJ
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Body Pulled From Hudson Near Jersey City Financial Center
The NYPD Harbor Patrol Unit pulled a body from the Hudson River in Jersey City around lunchtime Tuesday. Witnesses gathered near the ferry dock that serves the Harborside Financial Center as the body was brought onto the boat around 12:30 p.m. It was bagged and then brought to shore, one said. Jersey City police and firefighters also responded.
